Electric propulsion system of electric vehicle

• US 9,253,933 B2
• Filed: 04/10/2014
• Issued: 02/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Agency For Defense Development (Government of The Republic of China)
• Original Assignee: Agency For Defense Development (Government of The Republic of China)
• Inventors: Lim, Jong Kwang, Lee, Yoon Bok, Kang, Won Seok
• Primary Examiner(s): Haughton, Anthony
• Assistant Examiner(s): Gafur, Razmeen
• Application Number:
  US14/249,453
• Publication Number:
  US 20150077964A1
• Time in Patent Office: 663 Days
• Field of Search: 36167901-67945, 36167955-67961, 361724-730, 36167926-6793, 36167955-67956, 36167931-67939, 361/741, 361748-752, 361/756, 361/686, 361/687, 361/688, 361/696, 361/697, 361/787, 361/789, 361/794, 361701-703, 361/709, 361807-818, 4555751-5759, 349 56- 60, 3122231-2233
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 15/007 Physical arrangements or structures of drive train converters specially adapted for the propulsion motors of electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/10 DC to DC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/30 AC to DC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2210/40 DC to AC converters
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/64 Constructional details of batteries specially adapted for electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/033 characterised by the use of electrical cells or batteries for propulsion puposes B60K1/04; supplying batteries to, or removing batteries from, vehicles B60S5/06; testing of charge state G01R31/36
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/008 Plural converter units for generating at two or more independent and non-parallel outputs, e.g. systems with plural point of load switching regulators
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/003 Constructional details, e.g. physical layout, assembly, wiring or busbar connections
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 9/0007 Casings standardised racks H05K9/0062
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/72 Electric energy management in electromobility

Abstract

An electric propulsion system of an electric vehicle according to one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a housing having an inside partitioned into a plurality of spaces, power conversion devices disposed in the partitioned spaces of the housing, respectively, a connection bar formed on one surface of the housing to electrically interconnect the power conversion devices and a battery, and adapters configured to connect the connection bar to the power conversion devices, wherein each of the adaptors comprises an inner side and an outer side, wherein the inner side of the adaptor is provided with conductor members formed to be electrically connected to electrodes of the power conversion devices when the electrodes are inserted therein, wherein the outer side of the adaptor is provided with shielding members covering the conductor members for shielding noise generated from the power conversion devices.

Claims

1. An electric propulsion system of an electric vehicle comprising:

a housing having an inside partitioned into a plurality of spaces;

power conversion devices disposed in the partitioned spaces of the housing, respectively;

a connection bar formed on one surface of the housing to electrically interconnect the power conversion devices and a battery; and

adapters configured to connect the connection bar to the power conversion devices,

wherein each of the adaptors comprises an inner side and an outer side,

wherein the inner side of the adaptor is provided with conductor members formed to be electrically connected to electrodes of the power conversion devices when the electrodes are inserted therein,

wherein the outer side of the adaptor is provided with shielding members covering the conductor members for shielding noise generated from the power conversion devices,

wherein each of the power conversion devices comprises a high-voltage circuit unit and a low-voltage circuit unit, and

wherein the high-voltage circuit unit and the low-voltage circuit unit are formed to be covered with shielding cases, respectively, and spaced from each other within each space.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the adaptors has one side coupled to the connection bar, and the other side detachably coupled to the electrodes of the power conversion devices.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein each of the adaptors comprises a knob formed to be rotatable, and

wherein the conductor members and the electrodes come in contact with each other or are separated from each other in response to a rotation of the knob.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a heat sink covering one surface of the high-voltage circuit unit,

wherein the high-voltage circuit unit comprises an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) as a switching element, and

wherein an emitter terminal of the IGBT is connected to a copperplate formed between the IGBT and the heat sink.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein one surface of the high-voltage circuit unit and one surface of the low-voltage circuit unit are orthogonal to each other.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein a pipe connecting portion is formed through the housing to supply cooling fluid into an inner space of the housing, and

wherein a pipe connector coupled to the pipe connecting portion shields a hole of the housing having the pipe connecting portion.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the battery and the connection bar are connected to each other with interposing an impedance adjusting unit therebetween, the impedance adjusting unit adjusting input impedances of the power conversion devices,

wherein a direct-current (DC) connector is formed through one side of the housing having the impedance adjusting unit,

wherein the DC connector comprises:

electrode members having electrodes exposed on inner circumferences thereof;

insulators covering outer circumferences of the electrode members; and

shielding portions shielding the insulators.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein a three-phase alternating-current (AC) connector is formed through one side of the housing having the power conversion device with an inverter, and

wherein the three-phase AC connector comprises:

electrode members having electrodes exposed on inner circumferences thereof;

insulators covering outer circumferences of the electrode members; and

shielding portions shielding the insulators.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises:

first cases covering the power conversion devices, respectively; and

a second case covering the first cases,

wherein the connection bar is integrally formed with the second case.